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Chanteur et pianiste Rock
'n' Roll Britannique né Frederick John Cheesman le 24 Novembre 1937 à Newcastle. Freddie "Fingers" Lee a débuté à l'orée des années soixante. Chanteur et showman exceptionnel, son style et son jeu de piano rappelle celui de
Jerry Lee Lewis. Il est décédé le 13
Janvier 2014.
One of
British rock ’n’ roll’s most colourful characters is Freddie ’Fingers’ Lee, a
guy who never lost the true spirit of rock ’n’ roll. Freddie’s career started in
the fifties as a guitarist in a skiffle group, playing between films on the Star
Cinema circuit. His life profoundly changed in 1957, when
Jerry Lee Lewis released ’A Whole Lotta Shakin’ and that inspired him to take up the piano.
Freddie said, "All I had heard as a kid was Winifred Atwell and I just didn’t
believe that a human being could play piano like that." Freddie started down the
road to nuttydom playing piano for Screamin' Lord Sutch, his long time partner
in crime, while the young Ritchie Blackmore took over his job on guitar. He
later joined Eden Kane’s band touring with
Cliff Richard and
Marty Wilde until,
like many other British acts in the sixties, he found his way to Hamburg,
initially playing with Sutch and later joining the houseband at the legendary
Top Ten Club and The Star Club. When asked the inevitable questions about the
Beatles, Freddie said "Lennon was a nut case but they were the same as the rest
of us, just a bunch of working-class lads playing the circuit, we didn’t see
them any differently; it just happened for them and they got on." Years later
Paul McCartney paid Freddie the ultimate tribute by inviting him on stage at The
Hammersmith Odeon. It was, however, visiting Americans who made Hamburg
memorable for Freddie, when he met and sat in with all of the rock ’n’ roll
greats. "I played with Jerry Lee Lewis for a week,
Chuck Berry,
Little Richard,
Fats Domino,
The Crickets and
Gene Vincent, I also met
Sam Cooke there, who was
a real gentleman". These musicians, particularly
Jerry Lee, remained an enduring
influence on Freddie’s prolific writing career which eventually resulted in 19
singles, 8 albums, 12 compilations and had stars such as Tom Jones and
Charlie
Gracie covering his songs. "In my mind and in my music, I stayed in the fifties;
I love country music though and do a few country numbers in the set, there are
so many facets to it, from Cash to
Lewis. Rock ’n’ roll is pure excitement,
there is nothing else that can make an entire audience, of all ages and
descriptions, start stamping their feet. It’s that incessant drive in the beat.
Fads come and go but rock’n’roll has stayed. I have been playing it since day
one and I’m still playing it now". For many people, Freddie burst into
prominence with the 1979 revival of the Jack Good TV show ’Oh Boy’ which made
him a household name, especially on the continent. "I have followed the re-runs
of it right across Europe, playing major dates of the back of it. ’Oh Boy’
sparked a massive following in Italy, Spain, France, Portugal, Germany and,
believe it or not, in Africa". Freddie’s life now consists of jetting backwards
and forwards across European capitals playing festivals and TV dates, sharing
billing with his own heroes like Sleepy Labeef,
Scotty Moore and
Chuck Berry. "I’m
glad that the TV success happened later in life because I could handle it, a lot
of people couldn’t. It also saddens me that some missed it the second time
around, people like Johnny Kidd who could have taken the whole scene by storm".
Freddie Lee is an unassuming bloke, with no time for the superstar syndrome he
simply reckons that "If you can’t mix with people what can you do? I am lucky to
have travelled the world, met some great people and got paid for what I love to
do". Freddie insists that his band also get a mention "these are faithful guys
who have followed me through thick and thin. If I can, I fly them out where ever
I go. Robin Murly plays Bass, Les Bailly on drums, they have played with just
about everyone in the game, and Pete Davenport plays guitar. Pete also works
with The Comets and deps for Scotty Moore.
Freddie "Fingers" Lee died on January 13, 2014.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_%27Fingers%27_Lee
Talents : Vocals, Piano, Guitar
Style musical : Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFEJUUqrRNc
ONE-EYED BOOGIE BOY
(1978)
I'M A NUT
(1979)
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Years in activity :
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DISCOGRAPHY
Singles, EP & Maxi
| 1963 | EP DECCA DFE 8546 (UK) |
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THE RAVING SAVAGES - EVERYBODY SURF! WITH THE SURFIN' SAVAGES - Surfin' USA / Surfer Joe / Surf City / Surf 'n' Stomp |
| 1964 | SP COLUMBIA C 23 852 (GER) | . | FINGERS LEE & THE UPPER HAND - The Midnight Race / The Storm |
| 1964 | SP IMPACT 20.019 (F) | . | FINGERS LEE & THE UPPER HAND - The Midnight Race / The Storm |
| 1964 | SP IMPACT 10.005 (F) |
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FINGERS LEE & THE UPPER HAND - The Midnight Race / The Storm |
| 1964 | SP COLUMBIA LL-2259-IM (JAP) | . | FINGERS LEE & THE UPPER HAND - The Midnight Race / The Storm |
| 10/1965 | SP FONTANA TF 619 (UK) | . | "FINGERS" LEE - The Friendly Undertaker / A Little Bit More |
| 01/1966 | SP FONTANA TF 655 (UK) | . | "FINGERS" LEE - I'm Gonna Buy Me A Dog / I Can't Drive |
| 1966 | SP COLUMBIA DB 8002 (UK) | . | FINGERS LEE & THE UPPERHAND - Bossy Boss / Don't Run Away |
| 1966 | SP COLUMBIA C 23 395 (GER) |
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FINGERS LEE & THE UPPERHAND - Bossy Boss / Don't Run Away |
| 1967 | SP ODEON C 23 395 (GER) | . | FINGERS LEE & THE UPPERHAND - Bossy Boss / Don't Run Away |
| 1968 | SP NEMS 56-3675 (UK) | . | CHARLIE WOOLFE (feat. Freddie "Fingers" LEE) - Dance Dance Dance / Home |
| 1968 | SP CBS 3675 (NL) | . | CHARLIE WOOLFE (feat. Freddie "Fingers" LEE) - Dance Dance Dance / Home |
| 1968 | SP CBS 3349 (UK) | . | AT LAST THE 1958 ROCK 'N' ROLL SHOW (feat. Freddie "Fingers" LEE) - I Can't Drive / Working On The Railroad |
| 1968 | SP CBS 3349 (NL) |
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AT LAST THE 1958 ROCK 'N' ROLL SHOW (feat. Freddie "Fingers" LEE) - I Can't Drive / Working On The Railroad |
| 1968 | SP CBS 3349 (GER) |
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AT LAST THE 1958 ROCK 'N' ROLL SHOW (feat. Freddie "Fingers" LEE) - I Can't Drive / Working On The Railroad |
| 1968 | SP CBS ? (F) |
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AT LAST THE 1958 ROCK 'N' ROLL SHOW (feat. Freddie "Fingers" LEE) - I Can't Drive / Working On The Railroad |
| 1968 | SP EPIC 5-10344 (US) (promo) | . | AT LAST THE 1958 ROCK 'N' ROLL SHOW (feat. Freddie "Fingers" LEE) - I Can't Drive / Working On The Railroad |
| 1973 | SP DECCA F 13435 (UK) | . | HURRICANE (feat. Freddie "Fingers" LEE) - Mama Was A Honky Tonk Woman / Shakin' An' Breakin' |
| 07/1977 | SP BEEB 020 (UK) | . | Down On The Farm / My Bucket's Got A Hole In It |
| 1978 | SP CHARLY CYS 1045 (UK) |
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One-Eyed Boogie Boy
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Steve BLOOMFIELD |
| 1979 | SP CHARLY CYS 1053 (UK) |
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One-Eyed Boogie Boy
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I'm A
Nut
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| 1979 | SP CHARLY CYS 1059 (UK) |
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White Christmas / My Mother |
| 1979 | SP ROCKHOUSE SP 7911 (NL) |
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I'm Dreaming Of White Christmas / My Mother |
| 197? | SP ? (?) |
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I AM A NUT -
I'm A
Nut
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| 197? | SP ? (S) |
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SOY UN CHALAO |
| 1980 | SP¨AUVI SIRK 172 (S) |
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I'm A
Nut
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One-Eyed Boogie Boy
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| 1982 | SP BIG BEAT BBR 1717 (F) |
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I'm Alabamy Bound / Joe Brown And Me |
| 1984 | SP BIG BEAT BBR 1728 (F) |
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Tom Dooley
/ Hold Me |
| 1984 | MAXI BIG BEAT BBR 1019 (F) |
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Tom Dooley
/ Hold Me / Chains |
| 1986 | SP BIG BEAT SP 1301 (F) | . | Chains / One Eye's Back '86 |
| 1988 | SP BLACK GOLD OLDIES NR OLD 004 (B) |
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Rocking The Boogie / Breathless |
| 1990 | EP GOOFIN GOOFY 520 (FIN) |
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Streetlights / Tonight / A Dollar Here A Dollar There / I Really Wanna Boogie |
| 1995 | SP PIN UP 95021 (GER) |
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Come Back Home / I Ain't Got No Car |
| 199? | SP ? (?) |
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BORN TO ROCK - Born To Rock / ? |
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Albums
| 1978 | LP 12" CHARLY CR 30160 (UK) |
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FREDDIE "FINGERS" LEE - One-Eyed Boogie Boy / I'm Down / Come Back Baby / It's Hard To Lie To You / I'm Gonna Move / Dib Dab Boogie / I Don't Want Your Rockin' Love / I'm Rollin' Home / I'll Come Back / You Paid To Ride / Trying To Get To Memphis / Rock All Night / Pondering And Wandering / Rockin' At My House / I'm A Nut / Two Boiled Eggs |
| 1978 | LP 12" ROCKHOUSE 67.526 (NL) |
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FREDDIE "FINGERS" LEE - One-Eyed Boogie Boy / I'm Down / Come Back Baby / It's Hard To Lie To You / I'm Gonna Move / Dib Dab Boogie / I Don't Want Your Rockin' Love / I'm Rollin' Home / I'll Come Back / You Paid To Ride / Trying To Get To Memphis / Rock All Night / Pondering And Wandering / Rockin' At My House / I'm A Nut / Two Boiled Eggs |
| 1978 | LP 12" ROCKHOUSE LP 7812 (NL) |
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FREDDIE "FINGERS" LEE - One-Eyed Boogie Boy / I'm Down / Come Back Baby / It's Hard To Lie To You / I'm Gonna Move / Dib Dab Boogie / I Don't Want Your Rockin' Love / I'm Rollin' Home / I'll Come Back / You Paid To Ride / Trying To Get To Memphis / Rock All Night / Pondering And Wandering / Rockin' At My House / I'm A Nut / Two Boiled Eggs |
| 11/1979 | LP 12" CHARLY CR 30178 (UK) |
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OL' ONE-EYE'S BACK - Boogie Woogie Fred / Break Up / So Long / Red Hot & Blue / Rocket 88 / Howay The Lads / Closer To You / Frantic Freddie Lee's Rock & Roll Show / Roller Coaster / I'll Be Waiting / My Mother / We're Rockin' / Baby Drink My Wine / Run Down Feelin' Blue |
| 1979 | LP 12" ROCKHOUSE LP 7912 (NL) |
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OL' ONE-EYE'S BACK! - Boogie Woogie Fred / Break Up / So Long / Red Hot & Blue / Rocket 88 / Howay The Lads / Closer To You (Marina) / Frantic / Freddie Lee's R&R Revival Show / Roller Coaster / I'll Be Waiting / My Mother / We're Rockin' / Baby Drink My Wine / Run Down Feelin' Blue |
| 1980 | LP 12" ROCKHOUSE CA-641 (NL) |
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FREDDIE "FINGERS" LEE - One-Eyed Boogie Boy / I'm Down / Come Back Baby / It's Hard To Lie To You / I'm Gonna Move / Dib Dab Boogie / I Don't Want Your Rockin' Love / I'm Rollin' Home / I'll Come Back / You Paid To Ride / Trying To Get To Memphis / Rock All Night / Pondering And Wandering / Rockin' At My House / I'm A Nut / Two Boiled Eggs |
| 1981 | LP 10" BIG BEAT BBR 0021 (F) |
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ROCKIN' WITH MY PIANO - I'm Alabamy Bound / Who's Gonna Put Down / Joe Brown and Me / Angry Young Man / The Bop / Old One Eye's Back / I Got It All For You / The Same Old Way / Nice Like That / You Can Run |
| 1985 | LP 12" 45 t. ROCKHOUSE MLP 8419 (NL) |
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ROCKHOUSE MINI L.P. COLLECTION - One-Eyed Boogie Boy / It's Hard To Lie To You / I Don't Want Your Rockin' Love / Boogie Woogie Fred / Howay The Lads / I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas |
| 1986 | LP 12" BIG BEAT 2406411 (F) |
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ONE EYE'S BLACK 86 - One Eye's Back 86 / Who's Gonna Put Down / The Same Old Way / Tom Dooley / Chains / I'm Alabamy Bound / Joe Brown And Me / Nice Like That / The Bop |
| 1988 | CD BIG BEAT 7904572 (F) |
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ONE EYE'S BLACK - One Eye's Back / I'm Alabamy Bound / The Same Old Way / The Bop / Chains / Joe Brown And Me / Old One Eye's Back / Rockin' The Boogie / Hold Me / Who's Gonna Put Down / Nice Like That / Tom Dooley |
| 1991 | CD ROCKHOUSE ROCKCD 9118 (NL) |
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I AM A NUT - One-Eyed Boogie Boy / I'm Down / Come Back Baby / It's Hard To Lie To You / I'm Gonna Move / Dib Dab Boogie / I Don't Want Your Rockin' Love / I'm Rollin' Home / I'll Come Back / You Paid To Ride / Trying To Get To Memphis / Rock All Night / Pondering And Wandering / Rockin' At My House / I'm A Nut / Two Boiled Eggs / Boogie Woogie Fred / Break Up / So Long / Red Hot And Blue / Rocket 88 / Howay The Lads / Roller Coaster / I'll Be Waiting / We're Rockin' / Run Down Feelin' Blue |
| 1991 | CD MUSIDISC 107802 (F) |
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BORN TO ROCK - Born To Rock / Doing My Time / Home Town Boogie / Jump Skiddle And Bop / The Fast Lane / Upon The Tyne / Dear Mam Bye Bye / I Want My Baby Back / When The Going Gets Rough / Flim Flam Floosie / Wildfire / Big Fat Mama / Sittin' On The Back Porch / Times Are Getting Harder |
| 1991 | CD BOOGIE BOY BBR-12-001 (UK) |
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WANTED - THE ONE EYED BOOGIE BOY - Mean Mad Mother / I Am What I Am / Baby Doll / Tonight I Miss My Baby / 77 Sunset Strip / Hey Rattler / Secret Love / Roll Baby / You Don't Need Me / Two Hearts / Too Many Nights / Ball Of Fire |
| 1994 | CD RAZZLE DAZZLE RAZ 811016 (GER) |
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77 SUNSET STRIP - Mean Mad Mother / I Am What I Am / Baby Doll / Tonight I Miss My Baby / 77 Sunset Strip / Hey Rattler / Secret Love / Roll Bay / You Don't Need Me / Two Hearts / Too Many Nights / Ball Of Fire |
| 1995 | CD POLLYTONE PEPCD 104 (UK) |
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THE WILD WEEKEND - Down The Line / Rocky Road Blues / Midnight Special / Blueberry Hill / Forty Days / Great Balls Of Fire / Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee / Red Headed Woman / High School Confidential / C'mon Everybody / It'll Be Me / Frantic / Lights Out / Whole Lotta Shakin' |
| 199? | CD JACK DANIELS PROMOTION (UK) |
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DRINK JACK DANIELS - Drink Jack Daniels / Chils / Rocky Road Blues / Shakin' And Breakin' / Mu Bucket's Got A Hole In It / A Dollar Here A Dollar There / Till I Waltz Again With You / Bit By The Boogie / Home / High School Confidential |
| 200? | CD BOOGIE BOY ? (UK) |
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FREDDIE FINGERS LEE - Big Pair Of Boppers / Stripes / Heaven In Your Eyes / Rock Island Line / Just A Little Bit / Without You I'm Nothing / Cadillac Black / Red Hot Tootie / Putting On The Style / Tuttie Fruttie |
| 2001 | CD BOOGIE BOY ? (UK) |
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PISSED OFF & PISSED UP - Lights Out / Two Steps Forward, One Back / One Eye's Back / Born To Rock / I'm Alabamy Bound / Doing My Time / Same Old Way / Slow Down / Home Town Boogie / The Bop / Jump, Skittle And Bop / My Business, Not Yours / Chains / Upon The Tyne / Joe Brown And Me / The Fast Lane / Dear Mam, Bye Bye |
| 2001 | CD BOOGIE BOY ? (UK) |
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WHERE'S MY ROYALTIES YOU BASTARDS - Tom Dooley (1982) / Nice Like That (1982) / Who's Gonna Put You Down (1982) / Mean Woman Blues (live in Vienna, 1994) / Lucky Old Sun (1995) / Secret Love (1995) / Gotta New Love (1995) / Take This Hammer (1995) / Rockin' The Boogie (1982) / The Fool (1972) / Forty Days (live in Vienna, 1994) |
| 2007 | CD OXFORD OX-CD FFL 367506 (GER) |
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THE EARLY YEARS - Surfer Joe (Surfin Savages 1963) / Surfin' U.S.A. (Surfin Savages 1963) / Surf City (Surfin Savages 1963) / Surf 'N Stomp (Surfin Savages 1963) / The Friendly Undertaker (1965) / A Little Bit More (1965) / I'm Gonna Buy Me A Dog (1966) / I Can't Drive (1966) / Bossy Boss (Fingers Lee & The Upperhand 1966) / Don't Run Away (Fingers Lee & The Upperhand 1966) / The Storm (Fingers Lee & The Upperhand 1968) / The Midnight Race (Fingers Lee & The Upperhand 1968) / Working On The Railroad (At Last 1958 Rock'n'Roll Show 1968) / I Can't Drive (At Last 1958 Rock'n'Roll Show 1968) / Home (Charlie Woolfe 1968) / Dance Dance Dance (Charlie Woolfe 1968) / Down On The Farm (1977) / My Bucket's Got A Hole In It (1977) / High School Confidential (1979) / Freddy Lee's Rock & Roll Revival Show (1979) / Little Queenie (1979) / High School Confidential (1979) |
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